London: Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze’s mother Patsy says that the actor was convinced that he was going to beat cancer.

The actor, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in September 2009 at the age of 57, was optimistic despite being given no chance of survival when he was first diagnosed,
reported Daily Mirror online.

“He just kept working right up until the day he couldn’t work anymore and he never complained. He never acted sad–he would go and do things and make personal appearances and people wouldn’t know how much pain he was in.

“I knew–but he never talked about it. He was convinced he was going to live through it and never lost hope. He never wanted sympathy, he just kept going. Even when he was so sick
he could hardly walk, you wouldn’t know it. He never wanted to be a burden,” she said.

Patsy, 84, is still so devastated by Patrick’s death and can’t bring herself to watch his films because it’s too hard to see him.

“It was a massive shock to everybody in the family when he found out. He was always so healthy. He had never had any serious illnesses or anything. We were all devastated.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to watch them again–it hurts too much. You know you’re not supposed to outlive your children. I still find it so hard to talk about his passing but, you know, he was so brave,” Patsy said.